When you navigate by car, foot, or bicycle, you can share your destination, estimated arrival time, and current location. On your Android phone or tablet, open the Google Maps app .
The smaller the circle, the more certain the app is about your location. If the blue dot isn’t visible or is gray, Maps can’t find your current location. Instead, Maps shows the last location you visited. Tip: If there’s something between you and cell towers, like a parking garage or tall buildings, your blue dot might not be accurate.
Google Location Sharing is an app setting. This helps share your real-time location from devices with people you choose in a Google app or service, like: Maps Messages Find Hub Family Link
Your settings don’t change for other location services on your device, such as: Google Location Services Location Sharing Find Hub If settings like Web and App Activity are on but you turn off Timeline or delete your Timeline data, your Google Account may still save location data as part of your use of other Google sites, apps, and services.
Open Settings . Tap Location . Tap App location permissions. Under 'Allowed all the time,' 'Allowed only while in use,' 'Ask every time,' and 'Not allowed,' find the apps that can use your device's location. To change the app's permissions, tap it. Then, choose the location access for the app. Learn about app permissions.
Manage your device location settings Phones and tablets can send location information to apps and websites if your device location setting is turned on, and your app and browser permissions allow it. You can control whether location is sent from your device to any app or website, including google.com, by changing your location permissions.